It's all about the Team! By J. William DeMarco I have been lucky to work with some amazing teams. It's always a sad day when it is time to pack it up...move on and leave a powerful team, but in the military...we do that often. We talk a ton about Communication, Collaboration, and Creative Thinking...and …
A Leadership Job Description by Mike Myatt
forbes.com / view original / Mike Myatt DeM Banter: Always enjoy Mike Myatt's work... love the line: "Leadership is about giving credit not taking it, breaking down barriers not building them, destroying bureaucracies not creating them, bridging positional and philosophical gaps not setting boundaries, thinking big and acting bigger, being able to focus on short-term objectives without losing …
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Top 10 BIG Leadership Thoughts –DeMarco Banter
One of the greatest gifts I have ever received was from Senior Master Sergeant Andy Aupiu. On his retirement from the USAF he passed to me The Maxwell Leadership Bible. Doing some reading through Proverbs today.... I came across some Maxwellian concepts on powerful leaders and how they think...just thought I would share. 1) BIG: …
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Do jerks make better leaders? by Bob Staake
DeM Banter: I struggle with how long someone of such a nature can be effective...but there are the leaders mentioned below that have made the concept of being a jerk a leadership brand....so be it. These leaders would appear to be the exception, not the norm...but they do seem to get the press. Gen Patton …
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How Resilient Is Post-9/11 America? By Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt
DeM Banter: There is so much more going on here...Schmitt starts off and it looks like we are going somewhere and we stop. So... I can only imagine this is to push or tease their new book, “Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda.” If not...I am stuck thinking... and... why... …
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American Character Is at Stake by Nicholas Eberstadt
online.wsj.com / view original DeM Banter: Wow... nice article and very apolitical...facts are facts, no spin (please correct me if I am wrong). I used to encourage folks in the 100th to watch the History Channel 13 part series, the Story of Us...great series on how America became America...entitlements were not part of it. We …
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At Military’s ‘Turning Point,’ Panetta Avoids Bold Moves By Greg Jaffe
Washington Post September 4, 2012 Pg. 1 Instead of pushing changes, defense chief emphasizes consensus For most of the past year, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has stressed that the vast military complex over which he presides is at a "strategic turning point." A decade of grinding guerrilla war is drawing to a close. Defense …
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The Case For Disruption And Dialogue In Defense Reform By Peter J. Munson
SmallWarsJournal.com September 1, 2012 DeM Banter: so I ask myself...what are WE going to do about it? Back to the foxhole...we can do this and we can do better...thoughts? Case studies abound of businesses that have seen their success turn into bloat, hubris, and ultimately decline. It should be no surprise then that the most …
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The Humpty-Dumpty Middle East By Victor Davis Hanson
View Original DeM Banter: HUGE VDH fan, great points from Victor. The United States is backing off from the Middle East -- and the Middle East from the United States. America is in the midst of the greatest domestic gas and oil revolution since the early 20th century. If even guarded predictions about new North …
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More Firms Bow to Generation Y’s Demands By LESLIE KWOH
view original They're often criticized as spoiled, impatient, and most of all, entitled. But as millennials enter the workforce, more companies are jumping through hoops to accommodate their demands for faster promotions, greater responsibilities and more flexible work schedules—much to the annoyance of older co-workers who feel they have spent years paying their dues to …
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